Habib ur Rahman (Indian National Army officer): Difference between revisions

'''Habib ur Rahman''' (1913–1978) was an army officer in the [[Indian National Army]] (INA) who was charged with "waging war against His Majesty the King Emperor". He served as [[Subhas Chandra Bose]]'s chief of staff in Singapore, and accompanied Bose on his last fatal flight from Taipei to Tokyo, sharing the last moments of his life.{{sfn|Bose, His Majesty's Opponent|2011|pp=302–303}}  

Rahman also played an important role in the [[First Kashmir War]]. Convinced that Maharaja [[Hari Singh]] was out to exterminate the Muslims of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], he joined Major General [[Zaman Kiani]], in launching a rebellion against the Maharaja from [[Gujrat City|Gujrat]] in [[Punjab, Pakistan|Pakistani Punjab]].{{sfn|Bose, His Majesty's Opponent|2011|pp=324}}<ref>{{harvnb|Zaheer, The Times and Trial of the Rawalpindi Conspiracy|1998|p=113}}; {{harvnb|Zaheer, The Times and Trial of the Rawalpindi Conspiracy|2007|pp=145–146}}: "GHQ Azad, originally called the Planning Cell, was created in October [1947] and located in Rampiari Palace, Gujrat. It was headed by Major General M. Z. Kiani, who was designated C-in-C Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Forces, and manned by Brigadier Habibur Rehman as the Chief of Staff, and other senior officers."</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Suharwardy, Tragedy in Kashmir|1983|pp=140–141}}: "Habibur Rehman was already apprehensive of the dark designs of the Dogras and wanted to do something. He was in possession of reliable information from a relative, Captain Afzal, that the Dogra Commander of the Brigade at Nowshera had received secret instructions from the Maharaja to clear the border belt of Muslims.... Yet he did not lose courage and collected a band of dedicated men from Bhiring village of Bhimber tehsil and other areas inhabited by ex-servicemen.... armed with Frontier-made rifles, Habibur Rehman wanted to push out the Dogra garrison at Bhimber town..."</ref> Rehman and his volunteer force launched an attack on the [[Bhimber]] town.<ref>Nazir Salehria, retired Pakistani Army officer, in {{harvnb|ISPR, Defence and Media|1991|p=127}}: "Brigadier Habib ur Rehman organised us into a regular force and 15 Pakistan-occupied Kashmir battalion was raised. Unfortunately this battalion has not been mentioned anywhere."</ref> But, the records of the [[11th Cavalry (Frontier Force)|11th Cavalry]] of the Pakistan Army indicate that their efforts did not succeed, and eventually the Cavalry was responsible for conquering Bhimber.{{sfn|Effendi, Punjab Cavalry|2007|p=156}}

==Early life and education==

==Military career==

==Awards and honours==

*  ''Fateh-e-Bhimber''  (Liberator of Bhimber).

==Bibliography==

* {{citation |title=Defence Media 1991 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=peHeAAAAMAAJ |year=1991 |publisher=Inter Services Public Relations |ref={{sfnref|ISPR, Defence and Media|1991}}}}

* {{citation |last=Suharwardy |first=Abdul Haq |title=Tragedy in Kashmir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wjRuAAAAMAAJ |year=1983 |publisher=Wajidalis |location=Lahore |ref={{sfnref|Suharwardy, Tragedy in Kashmir|1983}}}}

* {{citation |last=Zaheer |first=Hasan |title=The Times and Trial of the Rawalpindi Conspiracy, 1951: The First Coup Attempt in Pakistan |year=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-577892-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rjNuAAAAMAAJ |ref={{sfnref|Zaheer, The Times and Trial of the Rawalpindi Conspiracy|1998}}}}

==Further reading==